​Disaster assistance for flood affected NSW Communities

Minister for Justice Michael Keenan and NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for Justice and Police Troy Grant today announced disaster assistance for flood affected communities across New South Wales.

Visiting the flood affected town of Forbes, Minister Keenan said assistance is being provided through the jointly-funded Commonwealth-State Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA).

"As we have seen here in Forbes today, heavy rainfall over recent weeks is having devastating impacts on local communities across New South Wales," Mr Keenan said.

"Natural disasters are a fact of life in Australia, but the recovery process for these communities is a long one.

"That is why the Australian and New South Wales governments are committed to working together to ensure that those who have been impacted by these floods have the support they need to recover and rebuild."

Minister Grant said a range of disaster assistance was now available to help communities across 21 local government areas.

"The assistance we are announcing today includes a range of practical measures to help affected individuals, small businesses, primary producers, and the local councils with their recovery efforts," Mr Grant said.

"We are closely monitoring the flood situation and will make assistance available to other communities as required." Assistance under the NDRRA includes:

Help for eligible people whose homes or belongings have been damaged;

Support for affected local councils to help with the costs of cleaning up and restoring damaged essential public assets;